The<b> Hennessy</b> <b>cognac </b>distillery was founded by Richard Hennessy, an Irish officer serving in the army of Louis XV. &nbsp;A total of over 300,000 casks rest here and they have one of the largest reserve of cognac eaux-de-vie in the world. &nbsp;Imperial is comprised of eaux-de-vie aged between 30 and 130 years old, with a greater proportion of eaux-de-vie from their 19th century reserves than the Hennessy Paradis giving it a richer more powerful style.